Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood

Chapter 431: Chapter 203 Ke Family Steps Down, Great Flame Dynasty Rises to Power_2

At the same time, the Ke Family no longer needed to feel anxious or irritable about the various supplies needed by the army.

Given the current situation, the Ke Family’s gamble had undoubtedly been extremely successful.

The only question was whether they had lost or gained in the process.

It seemed that aside from the Ke Family themselves, no one else was qualified to make that judgment.

…

Luo Mountain Prefecture, Qingshi City, the Luo Family Ancestral Land.

Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided.

At that moment, Luo Ping, the current Family Head of the Luo Family,

was sitting in the seat of honor.

He sipped the tea in his hand while reviewing the affairs on his desk.

It was only after he had gone through the affairs on his desk that

he turned to Lu Jun, who was also busy with official matters at his side, and said in a low voice, “I really didn’t expect that in such a short time, the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family, once one of the five great powers of the Da Feng Dynasty, would just disappear like that…”

“Although, I had felt that the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family would ultimately choose to compromise.”

“They would eventually have to bow to the Great Flame Dynasty.”

“However, what I didn’t expect was…”

“how quickly the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family would capitulate.”

“And how eagerly the Great Flame Dynasty took over all of the territories and armies that once belonged to the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family.”

“Moreover, not long after, they launched an attack on our Luo Family.”

“The development of these events was somewhat beyond my anticipation…”

Inside the room.

Luo Ping’s words echoed slowly.

As Lu Jun listened,

he sped up his handling of official matters.

Only when he had nearly finished the document in his hands did

he raise his head, glance at Luo Ping beside him, and say softly, “The matter between the Great Flame Dynasty and the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family is perhaps unexpected yet also within reason…”

“The influence of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family, although completely vanished,”

“the power that now belongs to the Great Flame Dynasty has indeed made a strong appearance in the Da Feng Dynasty.”

“The variable we spoke of before has already occurred.”

“The question is, what will the Great Flame Dynasty do next?”

“If they think they can take over the land of Wan Shan Prefecture with just the power they hold now, it’s almost like a fool’s dream.”

“And if the Great Flame Dynasty continues to pour its own strength into the heart of the Da Feng Dynasty,”

“then their base back home will also become unstable.”

“Even the Great Flame Dynasty might find itself in a dilemma like the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family before, caught between two fronts and unable to manage both ends.”

“Keep in mind, the current state of the Da Feng Dynasty is much like a marsh.”

“It may seem harmless, but if one steps in and gets trapped within, it would not be easy to extricate oneself…”

Luo Ping nodded silently with a calm expression,

seemingly to convey his agreement with Lu Jun’s words.

“You’re right.”

Luo Ping glanced again at Lu Jun beside him, then slowly picked up the cup of tea on the desk—already poured and now somewhat cold.

He took a sip at his lips,

then said softly, “Indeed, the current Da Feng Dynasty is like a marsh—seemingly harmless, but once you step in and get stuck, it will be anything but simple to get out…”

As he spoke, Luo Ping couldn’t help but put down the teacup in his hand.

He lifted his head and gazed into the distance.

Squinting his eyes and pondering for a moment, he then continued, “The current situation of the Da Feng Dynasty is extremely chaotic. It seems that the Great Flame Dynasty, blinded by the benefits before their eyes and supported by the so-called Five Elements Immortal Sect, will find it nearly impossible to withdraw from the struggles within the Da Feng Dynasty.”

Hence, for now, all we can do is watch silently and see what end the so-called Great Flame Dynasty will eventually come to…”

After saying these words,

Luo Ping fell silent.

He just squinted his eyes, looked into the distance, and quietly sipped the tea in his hand.

Meanwhile, Lu Jun and the others in the room,

some with their heads bowed in contemplation, others diligently tended to their official matters.

After all, at this moment, naturally, no one dared to easily disturb Luo Ping, who seemed to be contemplating something.

…

The current Luo Family Ancestral Land,

with many newborns in the family,

was still somewhat lively despite its vastness.

In a mysterious courtyard at the center of the Luo Family Ancestral Land,

the atmosphere was unusually silent.

Apart from the occasional sounds of breathing, heartbeats, and the whisper of the breeze, it seemed there were no other sounds at all.

“Another failure?”

In the courtyard, upon an open space,

Luo Changfeng, the Ancestor of the Luo Family,

was sitting cross-legged with his eyes tightly closed.

His hands were calmly placed on his legs, and his breathing was very steady, maintaining the same rhythm throughout.

Even his heartbeat,

was pulsing rapidly with an extraordinarily strange frequency at that moment.

“Sigh…”

“I thought I would break through the Mortal Transcendence Intermediate Stage in one fell swoop this time, yet I failed again.”

“Mortal Transcendence, Mortal Transcendence, shedding the mortal dust, a half-step into the celestial realm.”

“It seems these words are indeed true.”

“Upon reaching the Mortal Transcendence Realm, continuing to break through in cultivation seems to have become an extremely difficult task.”

After murmuring softly to himself,

Luo Changfeng slowly opened his eyes.

Although his cultivation had not successfully elevated from the Mortal Transcendence Initial Stage to the Intermediate Stage,

this did not mean his cultivation had made no progress at all.

If one ignored the level of cultivation and looked solely at strength,

his current strength was definitely at least thirty percent stronger than before.

That thirty percent might not seem much,

but once one’s strength reached the Mortal Transcendence level,

a gap of even ten percent in strength could be fatal, let alone thirty percent.

…

Within the courtyard,

Luo Changfeng stood up and stretched his limbs a little,

before silently making his way toward a stone pavilion.

“Someone…”

After taking a seat under the pavilion,

he called out softly.

Ruan Liuli, dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, her skin pallid, and constantly exuding a cold aura,

with a perennially expressionless face,

now appeared beside him.

Upon her arrival, Ruan Liuli slightly bowed her head, a respectful look surfacing in her eyes.

“How are things in the Great Flame Dynasty now?”

Luo Changfeng first brewed himself a pot of tea,

Poured himself a cup, and only then,

he looked at Ruan Liuli beside him and quietly asked.

Ruan Liuli contemplated for a moment, organizing her thoughts,

and then spoke softly to Luo Changfeng.

“Is that so?”

Luo Changfeng listened and nodded silently.

The decline of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family,

was something he had anticipated a long time ago.

After all, caught between the Luo Family and the White Lotus Prefecture’s White Brahma Temple,

The weakening and gradual disappearance of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family from the competition among the many forces of the Da Feng Dynasty,

was an inevitable occurrence.

However, what surprised him slightly,

was that the Great Flame Dynasty would be so eager to place all the territory and armies formerly under the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family under its control in the shortest amount of time.

Could this hasty action be somewhat inappropriate?